Epstein survivors reluctant to go to police about Andrew told ‘door is open’
The former prince has denied any wrongdoing over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Source link
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A farewell to Ruth Reichl’s Reluctant Gourmet, dining world everyman
An appreciation for one of the dining world’s great curmudgeons. Also, two reasons to head to L.A.’s Fairfax neighborhood: love and plantains as well as a don’t-miss art show, and two Route 66 destinations to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Mother Road. Plus more food stories worth a read. I’m Laurie Ochoa, general manager of L.A. Times Food, with a special edition of Tasting Notes. The dining world’s everyman Ruth Reichl and Michael Singer at L.A.’s Yuchan, the Koreatown restaurant known for its cold noodles naengmyun. (Laurie Ochoa / Los Angeles Times) When you went out to eat with the Reluctant Gourmet, as journalist Michael Singer was known to readers of restaurant critic Ruth Reichl‘s reviews when she worked at this paper, you were never sure if he would still be at the table by the time dessert arrived. If a meal was too long, too stuffy, too trendy, or if he just wanted to get home to catch the end of a football game, he was out. A check of The Times’ archives …
‘Purely defensive’ posture: Europe’s reluctant role in an expanding Middle East conflict
Alison Sargent is pleased to welcome James J. Townsend Jr, the Atlantic Council’s Senior Advisor in the Scowcroft Center’s Transatlantic Security Initiative. He asserts that European military involvement in the widening Middle Eastern conflict should not be interpreted as entry into the war itself, but rather as a reluctant defensive response to the conflict’s spillover effects across the entire region. European governments did not seek participation in the military operations initiated by Israel and the United States, yet the regional expansion of the war has placed European citizens, economic interests, and diplomatic partners at risk. Keywords for this article Source link
A certified strength trainer dispels the most common myth she hears from women reluctant to start strength training
The roll call of benefits associated with regular strength training have long been established. At the very top of the list for older adults is preventing age-related osteoporosis (bone weakening) and sarcopenia (muscle loss), helping reduce the risk of falls and making everyday tasks feel more manageable. Yet, a common misconception that can put people off—especially women—is that lifting weights will make you excessively muscle-bound. It’s something strength coach and yoga teacher Alex Silver-Fagan, who has just released a 12-week strength training plan on Chris Hemsworth’s Centr app, is keen to dispel. “There is a big fear of your body looking a certain way,” she tells Fit&Well, describing the often-pedalled myth she hears from female clients. You’re not lifting heavy to make yourself look like you lift heavy. You’re lifting heavy to make yourself feel like you can handle anything. Alex Silver-Fagan “I really want people—and especially women—to understand that you’re not lifting heavy to make yourself look like you lift heavy. “You’re [lifting heavy] to make yourself feel like you can handle anything,” she …
“My friends will get hurt”: MTG shares why Trump was reluctant to release Epstein Files
Outgoing conservative firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene detailed her political breakup with President Donald Trump in a lengthy profile from the New York Times, explaining how she went from championing the president to being declared a “traitor.” The Georgia Republican said her disillusionment with Trump grew over time. She cited the president’s increasing authoritarianism and his comments following the shooting of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk as flashpoints in her MAGA breakup. The rift between Trump’s longtime cheerleader and the man himself widened over the summer, when Greene warned Trump over his administration’s handling of the Epstein files scandal. Greene was one of the most vocal Republican voices demanding the full release of the files. In the interview, Greene says the greatest source of friction with Trump was indeed from the Epstein files. Greene said Trump revealed why he refused to release the files in a phone conversation. “My friends will get hurt,” Trump allegedly told her. “It was Epstein. Epstein was everything,” she said of their rift, calling the scandal “everything wrong with Washington.” Greene also …
The ‘Reluctant Activist’: Being Outed as an Atheist in a Muslim-Majority Country
Secular Rescue’s mission is predominantly rooted in protecting emboldened atheist activists whose lives have become the targets of extremists because of public or social-media based human rights advocacy. It is relatively easy to spot an activist from a sideliner: nearly all or a majority of activist writing focuses on the inhumanity of hateful intolerance against those who choose no religion over some faith. However, many of those who seek emergency assistance from the Center for Inquiry’s Secular Rescue program are deemed “reluctant activists”: those who do not intentionally engage in public advocacy for freedom of conscience or the freedom to not believe in God but nevertheless become de facto activists. Such is the case of Ali, a young Tunisian ex-Muslim who was outed in his community, in a public way, as an apostate from Islam. He didn’t deny it and continued to try to live a secular life but was persistently harassed and unable to find work—declined because of his atheism. Like most atheists in Muslim-majority countries, early threats came from family: he was threatened …